It had been six months since a permanent peace was founded with the Autobots. Six glorious months of no fighting, no war, no responsibility… No worries. And Firewing loved it.

The red seeker walked down the halls of the Decepticon base; still getting used to the idea of Autobots walking freely through the halls, heading for the rec room. She suddenly stopped; clutching at the nearest wall for support, as she felt a wave of dizziness run through her frame. "Scrap" she swore softly as she instantly recognised the feeling.

"Firewing" she suddenly heard a voice say from behind her, causing her to turn. She looked at the Autobot leader; who stared back in concern. "Are you alright?" he asked, as he stepped towards her.

"I will be" the femme said, as the red and blue mech helped her stand upright, supporting her weight easily. "I believe I need to go to the med-bay"

"I believe that is a wise move" the mech said, as he gently lifted the femme into his arms. "I will comm Megatron to let him know to meet us there" he said softly, as the femme leant against his chest; simply nodding her helm in acknowledgement.

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By the time Optimus got to the med-bay with Firewing, Megatron was already there; pacing worriedly outside. He suddenly stopped as he saw his mate in the red and blue mechs arms. He stepped towards the two, instantly taking the femmes servo in his own. "Firewing, what happened?" he asked.

The femme looked up at her mate, optics dim. "Feel dizzy" she mumbled as her helm fell back to the Autobots chest with a dull thud.

Megatron immediately took the femme from his brother's arms; thanking him for helping her, before darting into the med-bay, not really caring if he followed or not… His only thoughts were now on his mate.

"Put her on the berth" Hook said the moment the large silver mech entered with the red seeker; having already been notified of her condition. He immediately picked up his scanner, running it over the femmes frame, suddenly getting a feeling of déjà vu. "Open your chest plates for me" he said to the lethargic femme, who complied; admittedly slow. He scanned her spark chamber before smiling. "Congratulations" was all he said.

Megatron looked confused for a moment, before suddenly it clicked; his mate was carrying again. "Really?" he breathed, almost not believing it.

"Yep" the medic replied. "About a month along" he continued, as he put his scanner away. "Firewing, you'll have to double your energon intake again" he said, as he looked at the femme; who wore a look of disbelief and joy. "No strenuous activities, so no picking fights with Primes this time"

Firewing chuckled. "No promises medic" she sighed, as she placed a servo over her abdomen; which was suddenly engulfed by one of Megatrons. "We're gonna have another one" she said, as she looked up at her mate, her optics shining with love.

"Primus I love you"

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Optimus sat outside the med-bay, not wanting to intrude on his brother and sister-in-bonds privacy. He was happy to wait patiently to find out if the small red femme was ok; now reading a datapad as he waited for his brother to come out. He suddenly looked up as he heard the doors open, revealing the large silver mech in all his glory. "How is she?" he asked softly, taking in the bewildered look his brother wore.

Megatron sat next to Optimus, silent for a moment; trying to find the words, before suddenly speaking. "Well, Hook says she'll be fine… But apparently in about three months we'll have a new recruit" he said, as a smile formed on his faceplates.

It didn't take long for Optimus to figure out what the other mech meant. "Congratulations brother, I'm very happy for you both" he said, as he placed a servo on the others shoulder.

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Firewing sat in the rec room, sipping from one of the energon cubes in front of her; having finally been able to escape the med-bay, waiting for Cobalt to arrive with Firefall. She didn't have to wait long before she suddenly heard him.

"Carrier" the youngling yelled as he came barrelling into the room; causing everyone else to have to step out of his way. "Carrier, guess what?" the youngling asked, as jumped into the femmes lap; causing her to grunt slightly.

"What my little mechling?" she asked, as she nodded to Cobalt; who sat in the chair opposite her.

"Starscream gave me some rust sticks" the seekerling said proudly, as he showed off his treats.

"Isn't he nice, did you say thank you?"

"Uh huh"

"Well I have some news as well my little mechling" the femme said, as she kissed his helm; causing him to look up at her with huge inquisitive optics. "It won't be long before you will no longer be the youngest" she said, causing the little seeker to ask 'how come' as the larger blue mech said 'really'. She smiled as she looked from her seekerling to the large blue mech and back. "Because little mechling, carrier is carrying and will be having another sparkling"

"I gonna be a big brother?" the youngling asked, his optics large and full of delight.

"Yes my little mechling, you're going to be a big brother" she answered as she lent down to kiss the top of his helm.

"I gonna go tell sire" he said, as he squirmed his way out of the femmes grip, running for the door the moment his pedes touched the ground.

"Congratulations" Cobalt said with a smile, as they both rose to follow the youngling. "How far along?"

"About a month" the femme replied, as the wondered slowly down the hall behind the seekerling; though not worried about him getting hurt. "Just found out this morning"

"I'm happy for you" he said, as he wrapped his large arms around the femme in a brotherly embrace.

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