A/N: I'm feeling some good inspiration for this story recently. Yay!

Main pairings:

OptimusxMegatron

Child(s): Aquaviolet, Redbolt, Galvatron

Ultra MagnusxAlpha Trion

Child(s): Sentinel, Optimus

One-sided OptimusxElita One

SentinelxElita One

Child(s): Brookside

RatchetxArcee

Child(s): First Aid

SkyfirexStarscream

Child(s): Nova

JazzxProwl

Child(s): Jaye Bird,

BlurrxLongarm/Shockwave

Child(s):

StrikaxLugnut

Child(s): Winterstorm

BlitzwingxBumblebee

Child(s): Jade, Emerald

First AidxWheeljack

Child(s): Medix

Warnings: past abuse, past forced interfacing, mentions of interfacing, fluff, kissing, cuddles, cuteness, mpreg, disease, illness, possible death of main characters, rumors of war, Sentinel is a huge jerk, courting, bonding, birth, pain, sadness, tragedy, crying, tissue warnings, anything else I can't think of.

Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers. Only Hasbro. I only own my characters. Optimus girl owns Aquaviolet, Redbolt, Brookside, Winterstorm, Jade, and Emerald. Nova belongs to Abby on Archive.

Megatron glowered in his throne room. He heard the news about the war Sentinel Prime had declared upon his Kingdom. Naturally, Vos would join in as well to support Kaon. Now was not a good time, nor will it ever be for war. His biggest concern was falling in battle, or losing his sparkmate and unborn sparklings. The latter was his biggest fear of all. If he fell, it would no doubt hurt Optimus a lot and the risk of losing his heirs coming with it. Iacon had more people that Sentinel could force to fight.

He knew that Vos would stand with him. If at all possible, then he wanted the other cities of Cybertron to stay out of this war. They wouldn't be able to handle the fighting and casualties that followed. Megatron didn't know what Sentinel was planning to do, but it wasn't good. He prayed to Primus above that Ultra Magnus and Alpha Trion would wake up soon.

"What's on your mind?"

Megatron looked up to see his sire. He looked away, glaring at the wall. He was still upset with his sire for what happened in the past. Megatronus walked up to his son, placing a servo on his shoulder.

"You know you can talk to me," Megatronus said.

"Yes, but I choose not to," Megatron growled.

"Why? Do you not trust me?" Megatronus asked.

"No! I don't sire. After what you allowed to happen to me, I stopped trusting you," Megatron snapped, glaring at the older mech.

"Fine. I'll just leave you," Megatronus surrendered, leaving the throne room.

Megatron resumed thinking on what he was going to do about this war. He knew that many would volunteer to help in the upcoming battles. He knew there would be deaths, but he prayed that it wouldn't be too bad.

~~~2 months later

Megatron looked around at his citizens as well as the seekers who offered to fight against Sentinel. Megatron and Starscream had ordered that no Iaconians were to be killed or seriously harmed, just knocked out. However, Sentinel made sure that the Kaonians and Vosians suffered badly. And suffering badly they were. With the cold season upon them, many of the mechs and femmes grew chilled, their bodies trying to keep them warm.

Mechs and femmes alike huddled around burning fires in an attempt to warm up before Sentinel decided to attack again. Many were getting sick, both injured and not. Megatron went to a large tent, looking at the injured and the medics assisting them. Already they had lost nearly 200 volunteers to wounds, energon loss, cold, or a combo of all three. The King spotted Hook tending to an elderly mech, who by the looks of his wounded chest, wasn't going to last long.

"Hook," Megatron greeted, sitting down next to the elderly mech.

"My King," Hook bowed. Megatron took the elderly mech's servo in his own.

"What is your name?" Megatron asked.

"Spitfire," the mech coughed.

"Thank you for your efforts Spitfire. You have helped a great deal," Megatron said softly. It was always hard to help another pass into the Allspark, but Megatron did it anyways. He knew each bot's name that died. "You can rest now my friend."

Spitfire nodded and slipped into recharge. Shortly after he did, his spark went out. Hook sighed, covering the frame in respect.

"We're losing too many Megatron," Hook said.

"I know," Megatron said. "I plan to end this very soon."

Megatron stood only to collapse to his knees, shivering and coughing violently.

"My Lord!" Hook shouted, going to the mech's side. Many worried looks casted their gaze upon the King. The medic scanned the King, cursing him out. "Slag it Megatron, you're pushing yourself too hard. The disease is progressing more than I expected it to. It must be from all the fighting and stress."

"I'm fine Hook. My main concern is helping out my people, Vos' people, and bringing Sentinel down once and for all," Megatron said, pushing away from his medic.

"Megatron, you're going to end up killing yourself if you continue as hard as you have," Hook protested.

"I'm fine!" Megatron snarled, slowly making his way out of the tent. He got to the entrance just as his sire came in.

"No, you aren't," Megatronus said softly, having heard everything. "Megatron, I know very well you aren't. I had to watch my own sire die from it."

"I don't care. Sentinel comes first. Once he is defeated for good, then I can worry about the disease," Megatron said, pushing past his sire. Megatronus followed his son, spinning him around to face him.

"Even at the risk of losing your mate and heirs if you die?" Megatronus asked.

"Leave them out of this. It is not their fight," Megatron said. "I will be just fine. Everyone else may not think it, but I know deep within my spark that I will survive and live past this disease."

Megatron left no room for arguing. He stormed away to plan with Lugnut, Blitzwing, and Starscream about their next attack to end this. Megatronus sighed, slumping in defeat. His son was very stubborn.

~~~000

Megatron roared as he threw a punch at Sentinel. He ignored the battle around him, focusing on the pompous Prince. Sentinel stood his ground against the much larger mech, using his lance and shield to his advantage. They had been fighting for two hours now, both wounded.

Megatron felt a rush of dizziness, cursing silently as he went to a knee. Sentinel sprang, taking his chance. The Kaonian King saw the attack and punched Sentinel away. The Prince didn't move, remaining on the ground. Megatron knew he had won, facing the mechs and femmes surrounding him on both sides.

"Citizens of Iacon. Sentinel Prime has lost this war. You are now set free from his cruel ways," Megatron said. Loud cheers echoed around the battlefield. Megatron breathed heavily, visible puffs showing up in the cold air.

"Megatron!"

Megatron heard his sire, looking at him before his chest and back exploded with intense pain. Looking down, he could see part of Sentinel's lance protruding from his chest, just missing his spark. The King wavered, optics flickering. Megatronus gave a battle cry, knocking the Prince unconscious and catching his son as he fell. Megatron stared blankly up at the clouded sky, small snowflakes pattering down to his faceplates. He could see his sire talking, but couldn't hear his words. His world went dark.

~~~000

Ratchet looked up, hearing systems online. He had been confined to the Kingdom's medibay in the castle when he helped aid the opposing side in the war. His spark fluttered with hope, going over to the King and his consort.

Ultra Magnus' optics onlined first, followed by Alpha Trion's. Ratchet smiled widely, scanning them over. The cure had worked. They were saved.

"Ratchet? What happened?" Ultra Magnus asked.

"A very long story," Ratchet said. He told a shortened story of what had happened. The two rulers had started crying at hearing the loss of Optimus and Kup.

"Where is Sentinel now?" Ultra Magnus demanded, anger at his oldest son boiling over.

"On the battlefield. He's fighting against Megatron," Ratchet said.

"And Elita?" Ultra Magnus pressed.

"In his chambers. She just delivered a sparkling not too long ago," said Ratchet.

"I shall deal with her later for her part in this. For now, I must deal with Sentinel," Ultra Magnus said.

The medibay doors opened, Sentinel limping in with some help from drones.

"Medic! I demand assistance now!" Sentinel said, being placed on a berth. He froze at seeing his creators with a very upset look on their faceplates. "Carrier, sire, thank Primus you two are all right."

"Don't even Sentinel. We know what you did," Alpha Trion said.

"Oh. I am so slagged," Sentinel muttered.

"Indeed you are," Ultra Magnus said. "You will be banished from Iacon for your treason as well as your mate. Your sparkling will be taken in by a different family to be raised properly. Ratchet, repair him so that he may be on his way."

"Oh I will. In a very painful way," Ratchet said. Sentinel gulped at that, shrinking down.

~~~000

"Megatron!"

Optimus was held back by Megatronus. The young Prince watched as Megatron laid in the medibay, Hook running around and repairing him.

"He'll be just fine Optimus," Megatronus reassured. "Hook will repair him. His spark wasn't hit."

"Promise?" Optimus asked tearfully.

"Promise," Megatronus said.

He placed Optimus on an extra berth, letting him watch as Hook repaired him. It only took a few hours, but Hook patched up the wound and made him look like new, only a thin weld line on his chest. Optimus felt a pain shoot through him. He gasped, grabbing his abdomen.

"Optimus?" Megatronus asked, worried about what was happening. "Hook. Something's wrong."

Hook came over and scanned the Prime.

"Slag. The sparklings will be here soon," Hook said. "Move over to your son. I'll take care of the consort."

~~~a few hours later

Optimus looked weakly at the sparklings he brought into this world. He was sad that Megatron missed it. The firstborn, a mechling, cooed at his sister. He was red and grey while his twin was aqua and purple. The Prince had named them Redbolt and Aquaviolet. His optics became unfocused, the sparking having took too much energy out of him. His spark had strained during the process. His helm lolled to the side.

"O-Optimus."

Megatron woke up, turning his helm to look at his mate. He watched at Hook tried what he could to keep the young consort alive. He shivered, pain shooting through his chest. It wasn't from the bond, but rather the disease attacking his own spark. The King fought to stay awake, but he found he couldn't. He was in utter agony.

"S-Sire," Megatron whispered, weakly touching the mech. The older mech leaned down, holding his son's servo for what could very well be the last time. He recognized the final stage just before the spark guttered away. "T-Take care...…. of them... please."

"Of course my son," Megatronus said.

"I... I f-forgive you sire," Megatron said.

"Megatron?" the former King questioned, shaking his son a bit. "Please. Megatron, you're not dying. Your mate and sparklings need you. Don't you dare die on me now."

Megatronus trembled as rare tears fell from his optics, landing on his son's chest and face. He couldn't believe that he was going to lose his son when he was still young. The monitor told him that Megatron's spark remained weak, but he was still alive. The former King prayed that Megatron fought as hard as he could against this.

~~~3 months later

Lockdown landed his ship, pulling his cloak close to him. He opened the hatch, the ramp extending down. Ultra Magnus and Alpha Trion huddled with their own cloaks. Ratchet and Arcee waited as well, excited. Following the mech was First Aid and Wheeljack, the medic carrying a small bundle that held their son, Medix.

"Welcome back," Ratchet said.

"Sire! Carrier!" First Aid shouted, passing his son over to his mate before hugging his creators. "I've missed you."

"We've missed you too Aid," said Arcee.

Wheeljack came up beside his mate.

"This is your grand-creation Medix," First Aid introduced.

"I'm sure Blue Jaye would love to have a playmate," said Arcee. "He's Prowl's and Jazz's sparkling."

"I'm sure Medix would enjoy a friend," said Wheeljack.

"Lockdown, please, will you be willing to take us to Kaon?" Ultra Magnus asked. "I need to speak with Megatron about what has happened."

"Of course," Lockdown said. "Come aboard."

The bounty hunter kept the secret of their son being alive for now. He would surprise them. There was no doubt that already that the two were informed of what happened to Optimus. The three sat down, Lockdown flying them to Kaon. Blitzwing and Bumblebee were the ones to greet the two.

"What brings you two here?" Bumblebee asked.

"To talk with Megatron," Alpha Trion said.

"Very vell," Blitzwing said. "Lugnut and Strika vill take jou to him."

The two large Kaonians took the Iaconian King and consort to the medibay. When the door opened, Strike took the two to a private room.

Optimus looked up from feeding his sparklings when the door opened. He was surprised to see his creators enter. He smiled widely, tears coming to his optics. In return, the other two were stunned at seeing their son very much alive. Optimus placed the sparklings back in their berth, running to them.

"I'm so glad you two are all right," Optimus said.

"What happened? We were told you were killed," Ultra Magnus asked.

"Lockdown used a clone to protect me from Sentinel," said Optimus.

"Thank Primus you are still alive Optimus," Alpha Trion said. He looked at the sparklings, smiling. "I take it they are yours?"

"Yes, they are," said Optimus. "I had them about 3 months ago. I had nearly died from the strain of sparking, but Hook saved my life."

"And the sire?" Ultra Magnus asked.

"Megatron," Optimus confirmed. "We are already bonded as well sire."

He took his creators' servos and brought them to the sparklings.

"This is Redbolt and Aquaviolet," Optimus said, pointing to them.

"They are strong sparklings, like yourself," Ultra Magnus said. He looked over at Megatron, who remained in deep stasis. "It would appear talking with him will have to wait."

"Yes," Optimus said sadly, looking at the Kaonian King. "The disease is taking its toll on him. He's been fighting it since I sparked. Hook says his chances are low of coming out of deep stasis, even lower on survival. Megatronus has been acting as King for now."

"I wish your mate the best of luck and hope," Alpha Trion said. "Do not worry Optimus. I'm sure he is fighting for you and his sparklings he made with you."

"Thanks carrier," Optimus said. He dearly hoped that Megatron survived this.