A Few Days Later

Elita gently pressed the bandage back to Luna's wound.

"Why did your sister do this to you?" Luna sighed.

"She takes after Sire." Elita looked confused but then gently smiled and kissed Luna's forehead.

"You should go rest."

"Ok 'Lita!" Luna smiled and walked off.

::Optimus?::

::Yes Elita?::

::I need to talk to you.::

::All right.::

::Alone.::

::Come to my quarters.::

Elita walked to Optimus quarters. He was reading a data pad.

"What do you need to talk about Elita?"

"About Nova and Luna."

"Did they do something wrong?"

"No. I'm just ready to get some answers."

"Answers? To what?"

"To who their creators are. I know you're one of them. They have your frame shape." Optimus sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"I am one off their creators. Their carrier."

"Carrier?" Elita raised an optic ridge. Optimus nodded.

"I carried their sparks."

"S-So if you're their carrier...who's their sire?" The red and blue mech vented a strong intake.

"Who is it Optimus?"

"It's...their sire is Megatron." Elita's optics widened and she stared at the Prime.

Jade held on to Ratchet's armor.

"Daddy I want mommy to wake up," she said.

"I do as well Jade." Ratchet stroked her back. Redcord went to the side of Ellie's berth and held her servo.

"How long until mama wakes up?"

"She might wake up today or tomorrow."

"Really?" asked Jade.

"Yes." Ratchet kissed her helm and gently set her on the ground.

"Why did mommy do that?"

"Because somebody used to hurt her." Red looked at the door to see Wheeljack.

"Who!?" both sparklings asked.

"Her sire."

"Mama's daddy used to hurt her?" Wheeljack nodded.

"Why?" asked Jade.

"Because he hated her and didn't want her." Jade frowned.

"How's she doing Doc?"

"Wheeljack don't call me Doc!"

"All right," Wheeljack held up his arms, "Don't be so touchy." Ratchet scoffed and rolled his optics.

"She's stable. But she barely missed hitting her gestation chamber and her spark chamber and she had a tear in her tank."

"IF only there was a way to make her stop this scrap."

"Wheeljack do not curse around my children!" Wheeljack rolled his optics.

"Her sire really messed up her processor. If only we could find a way to put her at ease."

"I do as well." The white Wrecker sighed. Jade and Red ran out of the room.

"Problems always have a source right?" asked Wheeljack.

"Yes."

"Well if source of Ellie's problems is her sire then there might be a way to, at least, hurt him so she knows she won't be hurt by him again."

"Yes. But is he offline?"

"No. Most likely not. She fought him once at the beginning of the war and then a few times more at the end of the war. He was still online. He's probably still online."

"What was his designation?"

"Wheelburner."

"Red it's ok." Ellie held him as he cried against her chest.

"I missed you so much!" he cried. She kissed his helm.

"Ok you two. Your mama still needs rest. Go play with the others." Red stopped crying, slipped off the berth, and ran out of the room with Jade. Ellie smiled and Ratchet lifted her chin to make her look at him then kissed her. She smiled.

"I missed you very much as well," said Ratchet. She kissed his cheek.

"What did happen? Why do I have this bandage? The last thing I remember is running off to cry." Ratchet frowned and gently held Ellie's face.

"You had one of your frenzies and you shot yourself." She sighed and closed her optics.

"Not again."

"You didn't hurt anyone." The medic held her to his chest.

A Few Days Later...

Jade ran into the main room. Ironelle was recharging on the medical berth and Ratchet was working on something.

"Daddy?"

"Yes Jade?" He looked up at her.

"What's a crush?" Ratchet looked startled and Jade laughed at his face.

"Jade?"

"What's a crush?" Ratchet sighed.

"It's when a bot likes another bot a lot but they're not sure if the other bot likes them back."

"Ok!" She started to walk away.

"Jade why are you asking?"

"Red has a crush," she said over her shoulder. Ratchet stood a little and looked dumbfounded.