Well, it's now Aquafire's turn to go through labor! Cute moments ahead! Sparklings being silly and having their first baths~
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The twins had been called back from their patrol in order to be with Aquafire while she went through the long hours of labor. Prowl was very amused by how horrified the Terror Twins were when they stumbled out of the med bay for a little break.
"Hatchet says he might have to cut the sparklings out if labor continues any longer," Sunstreaker muttered.
"Let us hope it does not come to that," Prowl murmured, shifting RaveDancer in his arms. The little femme was squirming around, clicking and cooing as she desperately tried to get free. "No, sweetspark, I can't let you down right now." Rave looked at her Carrier and clicked angrily at him before she settled down again. "So stubborn."
"She's so bossy," Sideswipe smiled. "But she's so cute too." He reached over and tickled the little femme. She giggled and squirmed, squealing as she reached her tiny arms out to the red frontliner. "Sorry, cutie, but I gotta go. I'll hold you later." He waved and returned to the med bay with his twin.
The hours wore on and soon, bots started taking turns sitting outside the med bay, switching off every thirty minutes or so in order to make sure someone was there to alert everyone once the sparklings were born.
"Anything yet?" Optimus looked at Skyfire, who had been sitting vigil beside the door all day.
"No," He shook his helm. "Other than Aquafire threatening the twins and their mech hood that is." Everyone in the hall shared a quiet laugh then.
It was sunrise when the med bay doors cycled open for the first time. Sideswipe stepped out with the biggest slag eating grin on his faceplates that anyone had ever seen and there was a squirming bundle in his arms.
The bots in the hall stirred and looked at him expectantly.
"I'd like you all to meet Sunrunner," He announced with a smile. He shifted the bundle to reveal the gray form of a sparkling. He had bright blue optics that promised mischief and the cutest smile on his little faceplates.
Elita, who had been dozing against her mate, got up and rushed over, wanting to be the first one to hold the new spark.
"May I?" She looked at Sideswipe and smiled softly. The frontliner smiled and handed his son to the femme commander. Sunrunner squeaked and looked at the unknown femme with wide optics before he looked at Sideswipe, wondering if he could trust the pink femme.
"It's okay," Sideswipe cooed. "She's a good bot," Sunrunner turned his gaze back to Elita then and smiled at her, waving his arms about happily.
"How is Aquafire?" Prowl walked over, doorwings drooping with how tired he was.
"She's fine," Sideswipe murmured. "Tired but fine. She's taking a small break before it's time to deliver Sunrunner's twin." Prowl nodded and looked over at Elita who was cooing and generally enjoying herself as she held the sparkling. Others had gathered around her to get a glimpse of the sparkling. "Where is Bolt at?"
"He's resting," Prowl shook his helm. "He's nervous about seeing the twins, he isn't sure how he'll react to them. True he has been fine with the idea of it but now that he will be able to see them, he isn't certain of himself anymore."
Sideswipe had a sudden idea then. "Bring him by later with RaveDancer." Prowl gave him a look but nodded and moved to go see Sunrunner.
It was another two hours before Sunstreaker emerged, faceplates softened as he smiled down at the bundle in his arms.
"This is Wildsky," He looked up at the other Autobots. He shifted the small blanket around the sparkling and allowed them to see the gray form. Purple optics stared back at them, wide as they swept over the crowd. He clicked and curled closer to Sunstreaker, clinging to him as he tried to hide. "He's a little shy." Laughs and cheers were heard as the twins received congratulations and compliments about the sparklings.
The frontliners held their sparklings close as they entered the med bay where Ratchet was just putting his tools away. Aquafire was on the berth still, hooked up to an energon drip as she rested and regained her strength. Sunstreaker and Sideswipe sat beside her berth, cooing at the sparklings as they tried to get them into recharge.
"Here," Ratchet handed them bottles and rolled his optics when they gave him looks of confusion. "Feed the sparklings. Honestly, I am considering holding a class on sparkling care! Have you two forgotten everything I told you?"
"Nah, we're just testing you," Sideswipe laughed as he held the bottle to Sunrunner's mouth. The sparkling turned towards the nipple and latched on, guzzling the sparkling grade down greedily. "Hey, slow down," Sideswipe gently took the bottle from him. He chuckled when the sparkling clicked at him and whined. He let the little one resume feeding and smiled softly. He still couldn't really grasp the fact that Sunrunner and Wildsky were theirs, no matter who the real Sire was.
Finally, the sparklings settled into recharge and were set in their crib together. Ratchet had told them that it would be best to have them together for the first few weeks or a month, as it would strengthen their bond as brothers.
"Congratulations again," Ratchet told them. "I'll run some tests and find out who the Sire is," The twins nodded and went back to their lover. They took up positions on either side of her and grasped her servos, intent on being there for when she finally woke up.
-X-X-X-
Prowl returned to the med bay with Jazz and Bolt in tow later on and was happy to see the femme finally up and about. Her wings twitched in greeting before her attention was drawn back to the sparklings in her arms. Bolt blinked and took a nervous step back only to be stopped by Jazz. The saboteur smiled and nudged him forward. Bolt stumbled and approached the berth cautiously, eyeing the two sparklings warily.
"These are your siblings," Aquafire smiled up at him. "Sunrunner and Wildsky." Bolt let out a sound to get their attention and flicked his doorwings, which quickly drew their interest. They quieted down and stared at him with their large, round optics. "Would you like to hold them?" The Praxian hesitated and nodded, a little nervous as his mother carefully placed them in his arms. Wildsky gave him a curious look and then giggled as he nuzzled him. Sunrunner squealed happily and stared up at him, grinning in a way that reminded them all of Sideswipe.
"Hello," He chirped softly. "I'm your big brother, Bolt." The sparklings cooed and clicked, reaching up to touch his faceplates. Bolt finally relaxed and smiled, nuzzling the two little ones happily. "Mama, are they going to be Seekers?"
"Yes," She nodded and smiled. She was happy that Bolt was being so accepting of the little twins and could only hope that they would all form some sort of bond.
"You two are going to be spoiled," Bolt grinned at his siblings as they explored his faceplates with their tiny servos. He heard a tiny squeal before two tiny servos appeared in front of his optics from above.
"Jazz!" Prowl hit his mate and glared at him while he chuckled.
"Why is Bolt covered in sparklings?" Sideswipe asked groggily as he came out of recharge. "Did we have triplets and not know it or something?" He blinked a few times before he realized that the third sparkling was actually RaveDancer. She was perched on top of Bolt's helm, giggling happily as she clung to him and flicked her little wing nubs.
"Ah think we found our first willin' sparklin' sitter," Jazz laughed softly. Bolt smiled at this and nuzzled the sparklings when Prowl plucked Rave off of his helm.
"Once Aquafire's levels are in an acceptable range, I will release her and the sparklings," Ratchet grunted as he came out of his office. The twins, both now wide awake, nodded and kept their attention on Bolt and the sparklings. The young Praxian was disappointed when he had to leave though he happily took his cousin RaveDancer into his arms as he left with Prowl and Jazz.
"How are you feeling, babe?" Sunstreaker kissed the Seeker once the sparklings were put down for a nap.
"A little sore but I'm fine," She murmured after kissing back. Sideswipe leaned in for a kiss as well and he smiled as he pulled her into a hug as well.
"You did so well," Sideswipe smiled. "The sparklings are beautiful and we love them with our entire spark." Sunstreaker nodded in agreement and reached out to grasp Aquafire's servo. She squeezed his hand and smiled as she let the twins bathe her with affection.
"I love you both," She whispered, coolant leaking from her optics. The twins stared at her, unable to really believe what they'd just heard. "Primus, I love you both so much." She pulled them both close with a wide smile. The twins wrapped their arms around her tightly and pulled her into a kiss.
"We love you too, Aquafire," They murmured softly. They all smiled and cuddled though the moment was interrupted by Ratchet.
"You're free to go," He grunted. Aquafire looked up and wiped her faceplates clean as she untangled from her lovers. She lifted the sparklings carefully, thanked Ratchet, and then left, sticking close to the twins as they helped her along.
-X-X-X-
A base-wide party was held for the three sparklings a few days later, which everyone enjoyed greatly, including the sparklings; if only for all the attention they received.
"So, how does it feel being a Creator?" Prowl asked Aquafire as they watched their creations play together.
"Different," She hummed. "I have experience raising Bolt but it's just... different. I can't really explain it." Prowl nodded and smiled gently as he watched RaveDancer try to shove the younger twins over.
Wildsky was having none of it though.
The little Seekerling huffed and clicked before he sat himself up and shoved back, toppling the little femme. Rave squeaked and tumbled over a few times before she ended up flat on her back. She blinked a little before her optics welled up and she let out a whimper. Sunrunner clicked at his brother angrily before he crawled shakily towards the femme and patted her arm, apparently apologizing for Wildsky's behavior.
Rave sniffled and pulled Sunrunner into a hug before she started giggling.
Wildsky, who had been prepared to go and apologize himself, huffed and looked away, obviously upset at having been nearly tricked.
Aquafire and Prowl laughed at this.
"She gets it from Jazz," Prowl flicked his doorwings in amusement. "Has Ratchet figured out who the Sire is?"
"Yes," She nodded, her smile fading. "Sunrunner is definitely Sunstreaker and Sideswipe's. Wildsky... Starscream is his Sire."
"That changes nothing," Prowl looked at her. "He will not be treated any different than Sunrunner."
"He will be treated just the same and the twins know this as well." Aquafire nodded and sighed softly, wings shifting downwards a little. "I just hope Starscream doesn't find out... I fear he will try to take Wildsky away from me."
"He will not take Wildsky," Prowl told her firmly. "No harm will ever come to the sparklings. All of the Autobots will protect you and the sparklings." Aquafire smiled gently and nodded. The sparklings all clung to their respective Carriers as they were picked up and carried from the play room. They knew it was time for their Carriers to refuel but it didn't stop them from causing all kinds of trouble once they were in the rec room.
Bluestreak ran over to take the sparklings off their servos for a bit and happily allowed them to crawl all over his frame while he babbled nonsense to them.
"He certainly adores them," Aquafire chuckled as she sipped her energon.
"He is merely excited because he hasn't seen a sparkling in quite some time," Prowl told her. They both looked up when Bumblebee walked in with Carly and Spike, both humans looking a little shell-shocked.
"What happened to them?" Aquafire raised an optic ridge at the yellow scout.
"Ratchet decided to give them a lesson on Cybertronian reproduction," He chuckled. Prowl shook his head while Aquafire cackled, obviously finding the situation hilarous.
"There was so much that I did not need to know," Spike groaned softly. "Carly, I blame you for asking doc-bot how sparklings are created."
"Hey, you were just as curious as I was," She retorted. Bumblebee laughed as well and looked around. "Hey, where are the sparklings anyway? I thought you didn't like being away from them too long?"
"They are here in the room," Prowl nodded to where Bluestreak was.
"As long as they are in the immediate area, we do not mind," Aquafire smiled, having calmed down. The two humans nodded and looked towards where Bluestreak and the sparklings were.
"They certainly are happy," Spike smiled. "Do they always start crawling and becoming so active so early?"
"Most do, yes," Prowl nodded. "Their armor will start hardening within the next year or so and within the next few months, their colors will come in."
"Ratchet told us about that," Carly smiled. "Because they were naturally sparked, their armor will come naturally and so will the colors of their armor and it will be detachable as well."
"Very good, Carly," Prowl praised her gently. The blonde smiled at this and blushed a little as well. Everyone continued to chat until the sparklings were taken away to be fed and put down for a nap.
-X-X-X-
"No, sweetsparks, stay away from Sire's paint," Aquafire tried to deter the sparklings as they crawled towards Sunstreaker's painting supplies.
"I swear they are plotting behind our backs," Sideswipe chuckled as he held Aquafire in his lap. The twin Seekerlings clicked and cooed to each other as they tried to figure out the best way to get to Sunstreaker's paint. They'd been curious about it for some time as they'd seen their Sire using it for himself and on that big white canvas that he kept hidden.
"I wouldn't be surprised," Aquafire purred quietly. She took her optics off of the sparklings and nuzzled Sideswipe with a smile. "Mm, where's Sunny at? You know it takes both of you to watch the twins when I'm sleeping."
"He said he'd be back soon," Sideswipe kissed her cheek softly. Aquafire nodded and snuggled into his embrace with a soft purr of content.
CRASH!
The two bots jumped up in surprise and immediately looked towards where Sunstreaker kept his paint. Various cans of paint lay splattered on the ground, coating the floor in different colors and shades. Brushes lay scattered around as well and in the middle of it all...
The twins.
The two sparklings sat there, covered in various colors of paint, looking at their Creators as though they'd done nothing wrong. But then they started giggling and making even more of a mess.
"Oh no," Aquafire groaned softly. "What have you two done?" She hurried over and picked them up. Sunrunner and Wildsky looked at her with their huge optics and whined, no longer enjoying the fact that they were covered in the sticky, smelly substance. "Now you need a bath."
"You take care of them, I'll clean this up," Sideswipe chuckled softly. Aquafire nodded and went into the twins' nursery. She filled their special tub with solvent laced water before she carefully set them inside. They squeaked and whined, squirming to get out of the tub.
It was their first bath and they were not enjoying it one bit.
"How else are you two going to get clean?" Aquafire huffed as she tried to wash the paint from their fragile bodies as carefully as she could. Sunrunner whined and whimpered as he squirmed, not liking the water or the nice, soft sponge his Carrier was using. He eventually gave up and let his Carrier clean him, purring gently as he offlined his optics. He'd seen Sire Sunstreaker come back really dirty some times but then he would go into the other room and come back all sparkling clean. Sunrunner liked when his daddy was all clean and sparkly, it meant he was happy and in a good mood.
Huh, if daddy could take it, then so could he!
Sunrunner giggled and let his Carrier clean him, chirping happily once she was done. He looked at how dirty the water was and squeaked, frantically waving his arms in order to get Aquafire's attention. The femme looked at her son and laughed as she got him out and wrapped him in a towel.
"So much like Sunstreaker," She mused softly as she set to cleaning Wildsky. The younger mech whined and huffed, clicking angrily at his Carrier as he tried to squirm out of her grasp. "Hold still," She laughed softly. "You're so fussy, Wildsky. Even your big brother wasn't this bad, he loved getting baths." Wildsky clicked curiously at the mention of his big brother and finally held still. Aquafire smiled and cleaned him up before she took him out, swaddling him in a fluffy towel. She dried the twins off and smiled once they were dry. "There! Nice and clean! Don't you both feel better now?" They clicked and squealed, waving their little arms happily at her.
"I knew it was a matter of time before they got into the paint," Sunstreaker grunted as he scooped Wildsky into his arms.
"We need a new place for your paint, Sunny," She sighed softly. "Somewhere that they won't find it."
"I'll work on it tomorrow," He muttered. Aquafire swept Sunrunner into her arms and joined Sunstreaker in their room with Sideswipe. The red frontliner smiled when he saw the sparklings and how clean they were.
"Ah, there they are," He cooed. "Nice and clean again, just like they should be~" The young twins giggled and smiled at their other Sire. Aquafire offered an energon line to Sunrunner who immediately latched on and began to feed. Sunstreaker did the same for Wildsky and was pleased when the rather stubborn sparkling decided to latch on and feed.
"Alright, time for a nap you two," Aquafire cooed once they finished feeding. The little Seekerlings didn't fight as they were brought back into their nursery and placed in their shared crib. Sunny covered them with a soft blanket while Sideswipe turned on their mobile, choosing an old Vosian tune for them to fall asleep to.
The sparklings almost instantly fell into recharge, cuddled together in a cute manner. Aquafire smiled and left back to the main room with her lovers.
"We'll have to repaint over where the sparklings made that mess," Sideswipe mumbled as he held Aquafire close.
"Another time," She cuddled between the frontliners. "Let me sleep."
"You're always sleeping," Sunstreaker teased, kissing her softly.
"You're not the ones running around with the sparklings all day," She growled into the kiss. "One of these days, I'm going to take a vacation and leave the two of you on sparkling duty."
"Nah, you love us too much to do that to us," Sideswipe grinned at her. Aquafire rolled her optics and settled into their embrace.
The twins smiled and tightened their arms around their femme before they dropped into recharge with her.
-X-X-X-
"It seems that everything has fallen into place," Primus smiled as he turned away from the mirror. He looked at the group of Seekers before him and his smile widened. "Have you found what you've been looking for?"
"Yes," Steel Wing snarled, optics flashing angrily.
"Your time here is nearly complete," Primus smiled at them. "Are you certain this is what you want?"
"Yes," Wildfire nodded, holding Skyblitz close.
"No matter what side a Cybertronian belongs to, I believe they all deserve a second chance," He looked at Steel Wing and Storm Ridge, optics softening when he looked at the little femme in Storm's arms. The Seekers all blinked in surprise at his words and looked at him expectantly. "In the next few days, be prepared to leave."
"Thank you," Skyblitz smiled and leaned into Wildfire. Storm Ridge smiled and nuzzled the femme in his arms while Steel Wing smiled viciously.