Chapter 7
Realization
Optimus's optics widened as he saw the small spark float up from the femme's body. "You were sparked," he mumbled. Optimus walked over to touch the femme but his hands phased right through her. Artemis vanished and Optimus jumped up and looked around in reality. "What? What happened?" he asked as he looked towards Ratchet. "I didn't get the formula from her." He got up after getting unhooked and looked at the medic. The others had left to take the children home. The Prime glanced out of the corner of his optic and saw a stable spark beat and everything seemed to be back to normal. Optimus had a slight confused look on his face.
"The formula was hidden in that memory you saw, and I managed to find one in our files from before the war that we somehow still kept around." Ratchet explained as he walked over to unhook Optimus from the cortical psychic patch. "Did you know she was...sparked?" Ratchet asked and Optimus shook his helm before standing up. "I found out when I was looking her over after the encounter with Megatron, she wasn't that far along but far enough along to know," Ratchet said as he walked over to his area and began mixing the ingredients for a cure. Optimus glanced down at the blue femme on the medical berth. They both wondered if Megatron knew she was sparked.
Meanwhile on the Nemesis.
Megatron was walking around with Claw, giving him details about everything going on with the war as well as intel on the planet. "As you can see due to the raw supply of energon here we can easily power ourselves and our weapons to fight the remaining Autobot forces," Megatron explains.
"Who are the Autobots here?" Claw asked as they turned down one of the halls of the Nemesis. "I know Ratchet and Artemis are here, I assume the Prime is here as well." Claw said as he moved his digits over his chin trying to think of the various Autobots that could be on this less than extraordinary planet.
"Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Arcee, Artemis, Ratchet, Optimus, and Wheeljack are the ones we know about being here or having contact with those on this planet," Megatron went through saying. "Why? Why does it matter if they are just simple Autobots and can be easily eliminated if we can find their is it you have an interest in a certain bot on the team?" Megatron asked as he stopped before slightly narrowing his optics. Claw simply smirked. "You want Artemis back?" Megatron questioned.
"Of course I do, she is bonded to me and I want her to carry my sparkling. Besides, who doesn't want a piece of her?" He says with a small chuckle. "Her and her sister are one of the hottest femmes next to Elita One and Chromia." Claw explains. "I mean you even had a round with her before the war and were courting her."
Megatron couldn't help but roll his optics. "We are not talking about before the war, everyone before the war has either changed or has joined the All-spark. My past with Optimus and Artemis are not the reason for this war now. Yes we courted and were bound to bond but how she looks isn't the reason why I wanted to bond with her in the past." Megatron explained.
"Oh please that had to be one of the main reasons, I mean back then she was a small femme that couldn't fight and would do anything for her sister to get energon. Primus you probably gave her energon for fragging you." Claw said as he smirked up at the silver mech. Megatron growled lowly. 'Why was he getting so protective or caring over this femme that choose Optimus's side over him.' "Aww is someone trying to stand up for her? You know what she has done to you and this war," Claw reminded him.
As they spoke Starscream was listening in from around a corner. He smirked at the thought of knowing this secret about Megatron and Artemis. Maybe he could use it to his favor and have them kill each other if in a fight. He then contained himself and walked around the corner before bowing to them both and walking past them. Megatron watched him leave and knew something would be happening soon. Claw and Megatron went back to walking and speaking about plans.