Here you guys go!
Thanks to:
Ariastra-BumbleBee's Angel - ...did you change your username? Cute! lol I'll see what I can do. One of them is definately a femme.
Shadow 1n2 - lol! I know...I'm actually liking school this year. A guy whose cute is in three of my five classes *blush* Anywayz, I sent you a message with my e-mail in it. I'm not sure if you got it or not (I can't remember if you replied lol)
Transformersprincess - lol! I know right. Sparklings are cute.
GaarasMyBoyzz - Lol lucky you...but I did get this cute guy to walk me to class lol. I'm so old fashioned.
KHandFF7fanforever - lol you guessed correct XD
gemava - lol I like that idea as well. =3 I guess people will just have to try to sway me for what kind of sparklings they want.
FoxyAlterEgos - Aah, like I said before, it was a combination of everything I've read, come up with, and discussed with friends.
Wicken25 - lol I'll bet you'll have fun with that. Its taking me forever to revise this story.
Itany - lol! Yes, 'Hide glitched. I don't know! I'll have to ask my sister about it, but I do know that one will most definately be a femme.
warriorkat21 - lol to all the smilies. Thanks for the review!
Ninja Star Light - lol! Well...you'll just have to wait and see =P
FORD B - Lol! Don't worry, Ratchet made sure to get a picture...and he'll most likely use it as some sort of blackmail.
HiddenPersonality2 - LOL aww, that's such a cute image. I can totally see that.
aerilynblack - thanks for the review.
psychicgirl32 - lol I'll have a little bit to develop what they'll be like. The gestation period is about two years, remember?
bee-roxs98 - lol thanks for the review.
LittleMissDreamer7 - Lol nice, nice. I bet you got some strange looks lol
snow246 - yes, there will be!
thablueGRRL - lol I don't think that would be appropriate in the Medical Bay.
Autobotbee117 - lol thank you!
Trucking girl 1109 - lol here's the update. Did you get my review?
Coka Cookie Cola - Well, he already is a papa, but these are his biological children =3 lol you'll have to wait and see like everyone else.
freeprincess - wow, I don't think my family has any twins in it. =)
Chapter Fifty Three
The Reactions
It wasn't until three hours later that Ariastra woke from recharge. Ratchet had already dispersed everyone, but he didn't tell them what had occurred. Like the doctors on Earth, medics on Cybertron had a doctor-patient confidentiality oath. Ariastra and Bumblebee could tell the others on their own time, but the medic feared for Silvershot's reaction.
Most adoptive children, despite forming a bond with their adoptive parents, are sometimes rejected by their siblings. They are not replaced, but the sibling bond is harder to form. Adoptive younglings often felt neglected by this and often broke off their bond with their parents.
He just hoped that Silvershot would take the news well.
He looked over and saw that the small youngling was recharging between his parents. Ironhide and Chromia had left, after Ratchet fixed the black mech's still slightly glitching processor. The mech wore the biggest grin he had ever seen. Chromia's optics were bright, but the two had promised not to tell anyone else about the twins.
The medic looked at the black and red femme, performing another series of scans as her optics brightened. Bumblebee's optics immediately brightened as well and he retracted his mouth guard to give her a gentle kiss.
"How are you feeling, Ariastra?" Ratchet questioned, satisfied with the results of his scans. She looked at him after kissing her bonded back and stroking her youngling's helm.
"Tired, but good. What happened?" she questioned as she shuttered her eyes lazily. She felt a warmth inside her chassis, but it was not her own spark. Her optic ridges furrowed as she curiously brought up a servo to her chassis. Bumblebee was immediately alarmed.
"Are you alright? Does it hurt?" he questioned, reaching out to her through their bond. She shook her head and smiled up at him, grabbing his servo and placing it just to the right of her spark.
"It's warm." He said in awe. It would not have been this warm in normal circumstances.
"It our sparkling." She said with a happy expression. She had always wanted to be a mother and she had been ecstatic to find that Silvershot wanted her to be his femme creator. Now, she and Bumblebee were having a little sparkling of their own.
"I hate to ruin this beautiful moment, but I'll say this again for your benefit, Ariastra." Ratchet interrupted. Sam and Jolt had quietly left when Ariastra had woken up.
She looked up and let out a questioning whirr, optics shuttering as she tilted her head to the side.
"What is it, Ratchet?"
"You're carrying twins." He said with a wide grin, "It was early, but my scanners picked up the fact that the spark budding from your own was splitting down the middle. Therefore, you are carrying twins – two pieces of the same spark. It is why your symptoms toward the end of the budding process were so severe." He said in a knowledgeable tone.
The black and red femme's face lit up in such happiness that it was hard not to smile with her. Deep down, the old and worn medic was excited to see a new pair of twins.
"Unfortunately, it is too early in the gestation period to tell the gender of the twins." He said as he performed another series of scans, "I want you to take it easy. You put a lot of stress on your spark when you collapsed."
Bumblebee's door wings stiffened and Ariastra looked down in shame. "I didn't want Bumblebee to be distracted from his duties." She said in a soft voice.
"Duties or not, Ari, you always come first to me." The yellow and black mech said as he gently stroked her door wings. "I need you. You don't know how terrified I was when I couldn't contact you through our bond."
"I'm sorry." She said softly, reaching out to embrace him both through their bond and physically. It was then that the little youngling woke up.
"Is Momma alright now?" he questioned as he rubbed at his optics. Ariastra's face smiled brightly and she brought her youngling up to her chassis.
"Momma is better than alright, Sweetspark." She said, rubbing his helm. "Do you want to tell him or should I?" she addressed her bonded.
"Tell me what?" his grammar had been getting better. Prowl must have taught him a little of that, too. The two adults shared a look and Ratchet took the time to retreat back into the little extra room.
"Silvershot…come here." Bumblebee said, opening his servo so that the youngling could sit in it. He held the youngling while he maneuvered so that he was sitting behind Ariastra. He gently helped her maneuver so that she was sitting sideways across his lap and he set the youngling down to sit in hers.
"Reach up and touch Momma's chassis, youngling." He softly instructed. The youngling did so and his optics widened.
"Why's Momma's chassis so warm?" he softly wondered, rubbing it a bit. The warm metal was very sensitive and Silvershot's touch caused her to giggle.
"Your little siblings are in there." She said with another giggle as Bumblebee placed his large servo over Silvershot's little servo. Silvershot's optics grew dangerously large and he let out a little squeak.
"Really? Silvershot is to be getting little femme siblings?" he questioned excitedly. Arianna laughed as Bumblebee shook his head, never disappointed at the youngling's antics.
"What makes you so sure that they'll be femmes?" the yellow and black mech said in an amused tone, stroking his bonded's chassis. He could feel her contentment and he could feel his youngling's happiness. The scout wished that time would freeze so his family could be this happy forever.
"Silvershot wants little femme siblings so he can protect them." the youngling said, nodding his head, "Prowl help Silvershot come up with plan to keep siblings safe." Ariastra couldn't help but chuckle as she leaned up to nuzzle Bumblebee's neck cables. The two shared a kiss, just letting the love flow through their bonds to each other.
"I'm sure you'll be a perfect big brother, dearspark."
Ratchet then poked his head into the room, smiling at the happy family.
"Are you up to having visitors?" he questioned, scanning her again. She felt the familiar tingle and she wiggled around. Bumblebee placed his chin on her helm and moved her so that she was sitting between his legs, letting him lean up against the wall. Her door wings were gently pressed against his chassis and Silvershot was excitedly twittering about little femmes.
"Sure." She said with a tired smile. "Who wants to visit?" she questioned as Bumblebee wrapped a great arm around her waist. Ratchet chuckled and completely walked into the room.
"Just about everyone." And the black and red femme laughed.
"Okay, can you send Mom and Dad in first with Sam?" she questioned and Ratchet nodded. As soon as the medic's optics darkened, the door squeaked open and her parents were by her side.
"Oh, Ari! Twins!" Chromia exclaimed as her optics brightly shone, "I hope they're femmes." She smiled as Ironhide's proud grin stretched even wider.
"That's what Silvershot said." Ariastra said with a soft smile. She reached out with her servos and took Ironhide's in her left servo and Chromia's in her right servo. She then looked up at Bumblebee, who removed his servo from her chassis, and placed her parents' servos there. Although it was too early to detect movement, the spark was still splitting in two, they could sense the energy emitting from her spark chamber.
Ironhide couldn't describe what he was feeling. He had never sparked a little one with Chromia, so Ariastra was his only child. He was shocked and surprised when she sprang Silvershot on him, but he had been overjoyed. He had a very soft spot for sparklings and younglings, but he just couldn't describe the warm feeling that was melting his hard exterior. He had the chance to watch the sparks grow within his daughter. And they were twins! This was a rare occurrence in this day and age.
"Papa 'Hide?" Silvershot questioned. He never liked the term 'grandpa' so he had started to refer to him as 'Papa 'Hide.'
"Yes, young one?" he questioned, engine rumbling in delight.
"Will you build me a cannon so I can protect my femme siblings?" he questioned. Ironhide let out a loud, barking laugh.
"You still have some growing to do. Do not worry; your siblings will be well protected." Knowing that it was too early to tell the gender of the sparklings. It was then that Sam spoke up. He had been carted in by Ironhide, but he had been hidden on the black mech's shoulder.
"So you're okay now, Ari?" the brunette boy asked from his place on Ironhide's shoulder. Bumblebee's door wings deflated a little bit as he remembered the fact that he literally kidnapped Sam in his haste to get to his bonded in time.
"I'm fine. I'm just a little tired, but it's noting some recharge can cure." She said with a smile.
"I'm sorry, Sam. I shouldn't have shoved you into my alt form when we were heading to the airlift zone." Bumblebee said with a sheepish look on his face.
"No, man, its okay." Sam said with a wave of his hand, "I get outta school for the rest of the week. Besides, Ari needed you. I wasn't about to complain when my sister's life and her unborn children's lives were in danger…although we didn't know about the sparklings back then." He said in a rush, a grin spreading across his face.
"Are you ready to face the others now?" Ratchet questioned and the black and red femme smiled.
"Bring them on." She said with a wave of her servo. Ironhide and Chromia removed their servos from her chassis as the other mechs and femmes gathered around them.
"You gave us quite a scare, Little One." Optimus rumbled as he kneeled next to her berth. She felt her facial plates heat up and she gave them a shy smile.
"I'm sorry." She said. Everyone was quiet for a few moments before Jazz spoke the question everyone wanted to know.
"So…what 'appened?" he questioned and everyone, bots and humans alike, waited intently for her answer. Lennox and Epps were situated in Jazz's servos as they waited to see what was wrong with their friend.
"Well…" she looked up at Bumblebee and he let out a happy cycle of his vents. He tightened his arms around his bonded's waist. Ariastra looked back at the circle gathered around her berth.
"I'm carrying." She said and several delighted and excited looks and noises rippled through the bots.
"Wait, wait…so you're pregnant?" Lennox asked with an unusual shine in his eyes. Epps let out a whoop before almost falling from Jazz's clawed servo. "Congrats, you two! You've been goin' at it like rabbits – about time you got a bun in the oven!"
"A sparkling? Is this true, Ratchet?" Optimus questioned with an uncharacteristically excited voice. The medic shook his head, trying to hold in his smile.
"No, Optimus. Not a sparkling." She said and everyone was silent once again. They looked at her in confusion as she let out an excited squeak.
"We're having twins." Bumblebee said. A loud crash echoed toward the back of the crowd and Ratchet cursed.
"Frag it, Prowl, stop glitching!"
