Ello everyone! Here's chapter 25! Some odd moments in this chapter including Jazz hiding from Prowl and Elita and Optimus talking about sparklings~
Some cute moments with Sunstreaker and other things like that~
Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, HasTak does. I claim only Aquafire, her trine, Skyblitz, Wildfire, Lightning Bolt and the unborn sparklings.
Remember to review everyone! Technically five more chapters until the official chapter 30!
Jazz ducked into Aquafire's quarters and pressed himself up against the door once it was closed. Aquafire just looked at him as though it were completely normal for the Autobots TIC to be running into a random bots' quarters and looking like he was hiding from the Unmaker himself. Which, in everybot's mind, was what Prowl was at the moment.
"Prowl having mood swings again?" She asked lazily. The saboteur nodded and sauntered over, plopping himself onto her berth with a cheeky grin.
"Jus' 'bout slagged meh fer askin' 'im how he was feelin'." He told her with a lopsided smile.
"You ask him that every other joor, Jazz," She rolled her optics. "I would want to slag the twins if they did what you do to Prowl."
"Ya make a point," He smiled. "But Ah can' help't."
"Just ease off on it," Aquafire shrugged. "Carrying bots don't like feeling smothered and with you constantly asking Prowl how he feels, if he needs anything, etc. I'm not surprised he feels a need to take his emotions out on you."
"How're ya n' da twins doin'?" He asked with a smile.
"We're just fine," She sighed. "Bolt seems quite accepting of them and the unborn sparklings."
"Good," He smiled. "Well Ah better git movin', Prowler shoulda calmed down now. See ya." He gave her a little salute and disappeared from the room. Aquafire shook her head and caressed her lower abdomen softly.
Not long after Jazz left, Sunstreaker strode in, looking a little annoyed though the annoyance melted away as he set optics on the Seeker. He closed the distance and drew her into his arms, sinking down onto the berth with a soft sigh.
"You just missed Jazz," She hummed softly, curling up in his lap. Sunny only snorted and stroked her wings, resting both arms around her waist softly as he pulled her into a kiss. Aquafire purred softly and kissed back, wrapping her arms around her neck as he shifted her in his lap.
"Someone missed me," He smirked against her lips. Aquafire rolled her optics and buried her faceplates against his throat. "You feeling better today?"
"A little," She murmured. "I don't feel as sick as I did a few days ago and the medical grade is really starting to help."
"That's good," Sunstreaker rubbed her back gently. The Seeker relaxed into the touch and shuttered her optics as she went limp in his embrace, engine purring gently. The former gladiator smiled at this and gently laid her on the berth, kissing her lips before he moved down her body. Aquafire grumbled in protest but she let him do as he pleased either way.
Sunstreaker reached her stomach and started pressing kisses to the warm, slightly distended metal. He murmured and cooed softly, talking to the sparklings apparently. Aquafire watched him with a warm smile and stroked his helm to gain his attention.
"Why do you do that?" She asked him. "Talk to my stomach as though the sparklings can hear you?"
"I overheard Carly and Ratchet talking about human pregnancies one time," He started off, resting his cheek on her stomach. "She was telling him how human babies can hear sounds and voices from outside the mothers womb and that when they are born, they recognize those same sounds they heard in the womb. So I'm trying to see if Cybertronian sparklings are the same." Aquafire blinked and smiled at his words.
"That would be amazing if they did," She whispered. Sunstreaker gave her a genuine smile and continued to talk and coo at her stomach, kissing it occasionally. Aquafire fell into a light recharge, lulled by the sound of Sunstreaker's voice and his gentle touches.
-X-X-X-
"Prowl is havin' a mech, Ah jus' kno'it," Jazz stated rather confidently.
"I say he's having a femme," Smokescreen snorted, folding his arms across his chest.
"Wanna bet, Smokey?" Jazz grinned at the green and white Praxian.
"I bet you two cubes of your Polyhexian high-grade mix that my brother is having a femme," A glint appeared in his optics.
"Ah bet ya two cubes o' yer Praxian mix dat he's havin' a mech," Jazz stuck his servo out with a grin. The two shook hands and Ratchet shook his helm. Those who knew of the two pregnancies were taking bets, much to his annoyance, and frag it all if he hadn't been dragged into the betting pool as well.
"Once everyone else knows about Aquafire and Prowl, it will be interesting to see how many others join the bet," Smokescreen smirked.
"Indeed," Jazz agreed.
"If anyone else finds out before Aquafire and Prowl are ready for it to be known, I will personally come after you both," Ratchet warned.
"Got it," Jazz grinned. Ratchet rolled his optics but he knew Jazz and Smokescreen wouldn't tell anyone else without Aquafire or Prowl's permission. The saboteur moved to stand up only to be basically tackled to the floor by Prowl and Bolt. "Wha?"
"Hi, Jazz!" Bolt was grinning, which he knew by now was not a good thing, especially when he was teamed up with Prowl.
"Ah know ya got sumthin' planned," He drawled with a huge smile.
"Perhaps," Prowls optics flashed. The Autobot TIC was then dragged away by his mate and nephew, much to the amusement of those around him.
"What in the name of Cybertron was that about?" Bumblebee broke the silence before everyone else burst out laughing.
"Jazz won't be out in the open for quite some time after this," Chromia laughed. The twins came darting into the rec room then and were also tackled by a rather proud looking Aquafire. They too were dragged away, leaving the room in silence. Only those that understood what was happening laughed, confusing the others even more.
"Wha' was that about?" Ironhide looked at his laughing mate.
"You'll understand soon, 'Hide," She grinned up at him. The weapons specialist made a face and grumbled about secretive femmes as he drank his energon.
The same thing happened later in the day.
Prowl jumped Jazz after having another mood swing and started making out with him right there in the hallway. Any Autobot that passed them made sure they moved out of the area as quickly as possible, embarrassed by having seen their two commanding officers nearly interfacing up against a wall. Of course, after several pings from Red Alert, the two moved their activities to their quarters much to everyone's relief.
Aquafire did the same thing to the twins. She jumped Sideswipe first and they disappeared into her quarters for quite some time before she came out and went to the med bay for some energon. She started bawling her optics out just after arriving and it was Sunstreaker who came to collect her once Ratchet had gotten her to drink the energon. Her moods had switched the moment he appeared and she'd jumped him, shoving him onto one of the medical berths with a grin. Ratchet had of course chased them off, muttering about oversexed bots. He also cursed Carriers and their random urges to interface, it was a side-effect to the pregnancy that all bots experienced.
"Primus help me," He muttered.
-X-X-X-
Aquafire was taking one last flight through the desert when another blue jet sidled up beside her. The femme was startled and fell back before she warmed her weapon systems in warning. The other jet merely sent her a comm. requesting that they land and Aquafire merely allowed him to lead her to the ground. They both transformed and landed though Aquafire stumbled a little, dizzy from the drop in energy.
"Aquafire." Thundercracker greeted her softly, wings lowered submissively as he inclined his helm to her.
"Thundercracker." She inclined her helm as well, keeping her optics locked with his own the whole time. "What are you doing here in Autobot territory? And without your trine..." She was suddenly tense as she scanned the area for Starscream or Skywarp.
"Relax, I am here on my own," He told her. "Screamer and Warp think I'm out on a relaxing flight. They know I like taking solo flights and they never question where I am unless I am needed or injured somehow." Aquafire relaxed, knowing Thundercracker was not one to lie for any reason. "You look well," He noted.
"Yes well, that tends to happen when you have a CMO who refuses to put you back on active duty," She snorted. "I haven't been in battle in the last two months."
"I've noticed," He cocked his head to the side. "The last time I actually saw you was right before you disappeared with Starscream in battle. We were told not to follow as you were in heat." Aquafire stiffened and looked away, optics dim. Thundercracker took in her frame again, this time examining each part of her carefully until his gaze fell upon her slightly distended stomach plating. "You're sparked." He whispered softly, optics lighting up in surprise and glee. He knew better than to ask who had Sired the sparkling, as she'd most likely been with multiple partners and did not know who the true Sire was yet.
"You have to keep quiet about it," She hissed out, wings raised threateningly. She wrapped one arm around her stomach and took a few steps back, obviously having tagged the other Seeker as a threat.
"You have my word," He promised. "I will not tell anyone about this." He made sure to keep all thoughts about the sparked femme out of reach of his trine mates as he kept his gaze locked on the other Seeker. Aquafire slowly relaxed and nodded, a little hesitant when Thundercracker started moving closer. He held his servo out and chirped softly, silently asking permission to touch her stomach. The femme flicked her wings and the other jet pressed his hand to her stomach, awed by the feel of it.
Thundercracker traced little patterns over the rounded metal, Cybertronian glyphs and even Vosian glyphs that he knew Aquafire would recognize as blessings. The femme was surprised when she realized what he was doing and let out a soft sound, thanking him.
"Go, return to the Autobots," He told her softly once he managed to pull himself away from her. He didn't feel right sending her back to the Autobots but he knew that there were mech's there that would keep her safe and it was a lot safer for her to be with them than back with the Decepticons. Especially with Shockwave still around... "I will see you some other time. Remain safe."
"I will, thank you," Aquafire turned and left, transforming as she jumped into the air. Thundercracker watched her leave before he turned and left as well, spark swelling with happiness at the prospect of there being sparklings. He quickly cut off all thoughts about the subject and instead focused on practicing his already perfected aerial attacks.
Aquafire returned to base and huffed as she staggered inside to refuel. Ratchet gave her a look and shoved a full cube of medical grade energon into her servo before he returned to his work. The femme made a face as she swallowed the disgusting energon and then reached for the second cube of sweetened energon that was provided. She muttered a soft thank you before she left.
"Hello, Aquafire," Prowl greeted her when she showed up outside his quarters. "Is something wrong?"
"No, just thought I'd stop by," She chirped, smiling. The Praxian nodded and allowed her into the room before he lowered himself onto a berth. He forced out a huff through his intakes and placed a servo over his round abdominal plating. "I'm surprised by how big your stomach is," She blinked at him. Jazz, who was sitting at one of the computers on the opposite side of the room, snorted and giggled.
"I am not fat," He grumbled, doorwings drooping a little.
"Never said you were," She poked him softly.
"Yer beautiful, Prowler!" Jazz announced louder than was necessary. The tactician smiled and sent a wave of love over their bond before he jumped. He looked down to see Aquafire touching his stomach, a smile on her faceplates as she cooed and chirped. Prowl allowed her to do so and reached out to rub her back, frowning at how tense the cables were. She knew better than to strain her body to that point.
Aquafire suddenly let out a squawk and withdrew from Prowl, her servos flying to her own stomach.
"What is it?" His doorwings moved up high on his back, fearing something was wrong as he watched her. He was just about to comm. Ratchet when he saw the awed expression on her face and slowly lowered his hand. "Aquafire?"
"I felt it," She whispered softly. She looked up at Prowl with wide optics and her faceplates split into a huge smile. "Primus, I felt it! I felt them kick!" Prowl was immediately interested and let out a very un-Prowl like sound as he reached out to place his own servo where hers had previously been. They waited a few breems until Prowl felt it as well.
Two tiny kicks against his hand through her stomach plating, one right after the other.
"Primus..." He whispered, awed. He let out a yelp when he felt a similar sensation from within his own frame and looked down at his stomach. "I... think the sparkling kicked." Aquafire put her servo over his stomach beside his own and let out a happy squeal when she felt it as well.
"I felt it!" She giggled happily. Jazz was immediately kneeling by the side of the berth, visor bright with curiosity and wonder. Prowl grabbed one of his mates hands as Aquafire pulled away and placed it on his stomach so he too could feel their creation move.
"Dat's... our lil bitlet?" He asked in a shocked voice. Prowl nodded and Jazz grinned as he leaned forward to kiss the SIC's stomach. The two Carriers were amused by Jazz's reactions and were more than happy to let him continue feeling the sparklings kick. He was a little surprised when he felt two kicks from Aquafire but only grinned and told her they were going to be strong when they were born. Bolt walked in a joor later and was drawn into the small celebration. He was hesitant to touch them but they finally got him to feel the little ones kick.
"I think I'm in love," He giggled as he nuzzled his mothers stomach and cooed. All of the adults laughed and watched Bolt as he went between his mother and his uncle, chattering on and on like his uncle Bluestreak. Aquafire and Bolt soon left the two black and whites and wandered down the halls of the Ark. "Mama, can I stay with you and the twins tonight?" He asked, holding her servo in his own.
"Yes," She replied automatically. Bolt smiled and kissed her cheek in thanks as they entered their quarters. The twins were passed out on the berth, or had been until they entered the room and turned the lights on.
"Do we have to leave?" Sideswipe whined playfully as he tugged Bolt into a hug. "Where the frag have you been, Bolt? I was starting to think the femmes had kidnapped you or something."
"Just been busy," He laughed, squirming out of Sideswipe's hold. Sunstreaker grabbed him in a hug before he could get away though and held him there while Aquafire got comfortable between them all.
"Someone get the extra berth," She muttered tiredly. Sideswipe reluctantly got up from the warm berth and went to get the extra. He shoved it up beside the main one and hopped right back in, holding Aquafire happily The group shifted until they were all comfortable and finally settled down. Aquafire snuggled up against Sideswipe with a soft hum and smiled when she felt his arms tighten around her. The thermal blanket was large enough to cover them all without a problem and soon, they all started falling into recharge.
Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were content to have Aquafire and Bolt safe in their arms and they hoped that soon, Bolt would accept them as his adopted Sires.
Only time would tell.
-X-X-X-
The twins were awed and elated as they felt the sparklings move for the first time beneath Aquafire's plating.
"It's such an amazing feeling," Sunstreaker whispered as he kissed the femmes stomach. "It makes me hopeful for the future again."
"Same here," Sideswipe agreed.
"You two are weird," Aquafire laughed.
"You love us anyway," Sideswipe grinned up at her. The Seeker smiled and kissed him and his twin softly, squeaking when they started attacking her frame. Aquafire moaned and wriggled beneath them, whining when they refused to take it any further. "Insatiable Seeker," Sideswipe purred.
"Don't tease me," She whined softly. "You know I don't like it."
"And that's why we do it," Sunstreaker revved his engine, sending a delightful jolt through the femme. Aquafire groaned in frustration as the twins continued.
Just as they were about to end their torture, they were called away for patrol.
"We'll be back to finish this later, babe," Sideswipe kissed her softly.
"We won't be gone long," Sunstreaker kissed her as well. She huffed unhappily and watched them leave.
"Fragging patrol," She grumbled. "Stupid, teasing mechs. I ought to slag whoever called them away..." She was sounding much like a jealous lover, which at the moment, she felt like just that. She grumbled and curled up, intent on recharging until the twins came back. She would have succeeded had Ratchet not sent her a comm. demanding she get to the med bay for her scheduled appointment. Her response to this was to curse the CMO out and block his next response.
Never curse out and ignore the Autobot CMO.
Aquafire learned this the hard way when the red and white medibot stormed in, grabbed one of her wings, and quite literally dragged her kicking and screaming through the halls to the med bay.
Yeah, never curse out and ignore the Autobot CMO. He will treat you like an overgrown sparkling and embarrass you in front of anyone who happens to be around.