Shadow noticed her mother's weird behavior and she ran up to Ironelle.

"Ellie!" Ironelle turned around.

"Hey Shadow." Ironelle knelt down in front of Shadow.

"What's the matter? Why do you look like you're about to cry?"

"Mama's acting weird. He hasn't been in our quarters for a few days. Something's wrong." Ellie picked up Shadow and held her.

"Then I'll go talk to him. Does that make it better?" Shadow nodded. Ironelle walked to the cave close to the base, which served as a hanger for the Jackhammer and the Iron Spark.

"Hey Jackie you up here?" called Ironelle. The said white mech looked out of the Jackhammer.

"Hey Tiny."

"Jackie I need to talk to you."

"Ok. What's up?" Ironelle came into the Jackhammer.

"Shadow came to me and told me that you've been acting weird. What's going on?" Wheeljack sighed and rubbed his face with his servo.

"She asked the question." The green femme raised an optic ridge.

"She did? That's why you're acting weird? She asked you who her carrier was?"

"Yes. I don't know how to explain it to her."

"Just tell her. It's not like it will burn her processor if you tell her. You're her carrier and she's an intelligent little femme. You should be proud not ashamed about that."

"It's different Tiny! I'm not ashamed to be her carrier! I love that little femme! I'm just scared to how she'd react. She thinks that she's supposed to have a femme carrier." She sighed.

"Jackie. The longer you keep it from her the longer it's going to make her sad. She misses seeing you at night. Am I going to have to threaten you with the time that me, you, and Bulkhead were all drunk on high grade and you and Bu—"

"Shut up Tiny!"

"I thought so. Just tell her or I will tell everybody on base about that night."

"Fine! Just don't tell anyone! That's supposed to be between you, me, and Bulk."

"Ok. I'm going to go watch the Red, Nova, and Luna now. You'd better tell her of I might let that little secret slip."

"Ironelle!" She chuckled and walked out of the Jackhammer and back to the main room. Smokescreen was there with Nova and Luna holding his servos.

"Hey Ellie! Can you believe how tall they're getting?! It almost seems likely they'll outgrow me!"

"You've seen their creators Smokescreen. They'll probably end up being tall, beautiful, young femmes."

"Yeah." Nova rolled her optics and Luna blushed.

"Smokescreen have you seen Ratchet? He's supposed to have Redcord with him and it's my turn to watch him."

"The last I saw him we has in the big med-bay. Which was a few minutes ago, 'cause I picked Nova and Luna up from their checkups for Optimus."

"Ok. Thanks Smokescreen. Nova, Luna come on. It's my turn to watch you." Nova and Luna let go of Smokescreen's servos and walked beside Ironelle.

"Your shift for exploration duty is in a few minutes Smokescreen."

"Ok Thanks!" Ellie led Nova and Luna back to the big med-bay. Ratchet was there with Redcord, who was sitting in Ratchet's arms.

"Hey Ratch!"

"Good Morning Ellie." Nova and Luna ran to the small play space in the med-bay.

"Can I go play with Nova and Luna daddy?" asked Red, quietly.

"Yes Red." Ratchet set him down and he ran, though it looked painful, to Nova and Luna's side.

"He's so cute."

"I need to figure out why he can't run well though."

"He's still young Ratchet. Nova, Luna, and Shadow couldn't run well when they were his age either."

"He runs like he's in pain though." Ironelle bit her lip.

"Yeah but that's the only thing that's weird about it." Ratchet gently held her servo. They watched Nova, Luna, and Red play for a few minutes.

"Shadow came in here earlier Ellie. She said Wheeljack was acting weird and that you were going to talk to him. Did you?"

"Yeah but I had to threaten him."

"How did you do that?"

"Oh a little secret that we swore never to tell."

Bulkhead and Wheeljack's quarters

"Shadow come here." Shadow ran to Wheeljack.

"What is it mama?" Her innocent blue optics looked up at him and he closed his optics.

"I need to tell you something Shadow. Something I should have told you sooner."

"What is it mama?" Wheeljack picked her up and sat her on his chest.

"Shadow you know how you asked that question about your carrier?"

"Yeah. You never answered me." Wheeljack stroked her face.

"Shadow...I'm your carrier. You're my sparkling. You have a little bit of Bulkhead and little bit of me inside you." Shadow smiled.

"You are?"

"Yes Shadow. I am. That's why you look like me." Shadow looked at Wheeljack and smiled.

"I love you mama." She hugged Wheeljack's chest.

"I love you too Shadow."