The Next Day

"How are ya feeling Jackie?" asked Ironelle with a slight chuckle in her tone. Wheeljack rolled his optics and crossed his arms.

"Like a planet." She couldn't help but chuckle which made Wheeljack send death glares at her.

"That's highly understandable Jackie."

'Note to self: Don't make Jackie mad when he's sparked.'

"I just can't wait 'til they're sparked."

"Ready to hold them?"

"Yes. And get them out of my chassis." Wheeljack chuckled slightly and caught himself on the wall.

"Are you ok Jackie?"

"They're working as a team again to throw me off balance. I'm fine." Ironelle set her servo on his arm

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure tiny." Wheeljack smiled slightly and leaned his back to the wall.

"So what's Jade been doing to you?"

"Kicking me in the back. She seemed to enjoy it." Wheeljack chuckled.

"The mechs enjoy throwing me off balance and Jade enjoys kicking you in the back." He smiled.

"Sparklings are quite strange while they're carried."

"I have to agree there Jackie."

Shadow clung to Wheeljack's arm.

"Mama!" she whined.

"No Shadow."

"But why?"

"You don't need to go out of the base. That's why. I care for your safety. Megatron's out to get Prime's twins. If he got you I would never forgive myself."

"Fine." Shadow still clung to Wheeljack's arm and they walked to their quarters. Bulkhead was there still and he was recharging again. Wheeljack sighed.

"Bulk get your lazy aft off the berth! Shadow's bored and the doc won't let me do anything to physical." Bulkhead groaned and looked up.

"Jackie!"

"Shut up Bulk. I would play with her but the doc AND Ellie would yell at me." Bulkhead got up and Shadow ran to him.

"Daddy can we play hide and seek?" she asked.

"Sure Shadow."

"Yay!" She ran to the door. Wheeljack sat down beside Bulkhead.

"Good luck. Tiny told me the last time she played hide and seek with Red it took him an hour to find her." Bulkhead chuckled and stood up.

"Before I go do you need anything Jackie?"

"Nah I—" Wheeljack winced.

"Jackie are you ok?" asked the large green mech.

"Mama are you ok?"

"I'm fine. One of the little ones just kicked me in a sensitive spot."

"S-Shadow why don't you go play with Red."

"But you said you'd play hide and seek with me."

"I'm going to stay with your mama ok? I need to ask him a very, very, important question."

"Fine. Can we play later?"

"Yeah I promise."

"Ok!" she ran off towards the rec-room.

"Jackie are you sure you're ok?"

"No. I'm not ok Bulk. I just didn't want to alarm Shadow. I think something is very wrong."

"As in?"

"I'm in labor Bulk!" Bulkhead's face looked as if it should have gone pale.

"Jackie you can't be in labor now. You're not due for another two months."

"Which is why something is very wrong!" cried Wheeljack clutching his abdomen again.

"Bulk! We need to get to the med-bay!" Bulkhead picked up Wheeljack ran took him to the big med-bay.

"Ratchet!"

"What is it Bulkhead?"

"Jackie says he's gone into labor!"

"What!?" Bulkhead sat Wheeljack down on the medical berth and he groaned in pain. Ratchet scanned the white mech.

"Scrap!"

"Ratch what's wrong?!"

"One of the sparkling's spark rate dropped badly. His emergency programming is for him to go into labor in order to hopefully save the sparkling." Wheeljack groaned. Bulkhead looked worried and held Wheeljack's servo.

Bulkhead glanced over at Wheeljack. He had calmed down and Ironelle had given him something to help with the pain. He was lying on the medical berth and gently rubbing his abdomen. Ratchet watched the monitor he had connected to Wheeljack. It monitored all three of their spark rates and had an x-ray picture of the sparklings. Bulkhead sighed. It had already been 8 hours and everyone was restless.

"Bulk?"

"Yeah Jackie?"

"This is going to kill me."

"Don't say that Jackie." Wheeljack sat up and winced.

"Wheeljack you don't need to be moving! You could rupture your seal before it needs to." Wheeljack rolled his optics. Bulkhead sighed. Shadow peeked in.

"Daddy?" Both Bulkhead and Wheeljack looked at her.

"What is it Shadow?"

"Are my little brothers going to come soon?" Bulkhead sighed.

"I don't know Shadow. They're taking their time."

"Aww," she whined. Wheeljack winced in pain again.

"D-Don't worry Shadow. They'll come soon. I promise," murmured Wheeljack.

"Ok." Shadow went back out and Bulkhead held Wheeljack's servo.

"Everything's going to be fine Jackie."