The last chapter was a filler but I wanted to show the turmoil that Allie was feeling and that she has a hard time letting go. I know, I base her a lot on me because early in my marriage that was my biggest obstacle. I hope everyone is enjoying the story. I did move it up some so that we could see the sparklings born and I hope that made everything better between Allie and Optimus but I like what Kimmie98 said, marriage isn't always sunshine and rainbows and I know that well.

Please take a moment to review each chapter so that I know what you think. Enjoy!

"My lord?" Shalon gasped in pain as she grabbed her belly. She had been recharging peacefully next to her mate, one of the few nights that she had actually managed to recharge when she was woken up by a strong piercing pain slicing through her abdomen. Megatron immediately booted up as he looked at Shalon with concern.

"Sweet spark, you need to breathe through the contraction." He said holding her close as she clutched at her stomach.

"I know. I am trying but it hurts." And it did as Shalon tried to remember her breathing as Doc instructed her. She counted slowly as she took deep breaths but she was in much pain and she was feeling something between her legs.

"Megatron? I think…my lord?" Shalon was suddenly panicking and Megatron needed to keep her calm. He also needed to check her and see if this was false labor or real. He held her gently as he check and saw fluid leaking from her valve.

"Shalon, I am going to wrap you in the sheet and then take you to the infirmary. I need you to stay calm." Megatron told her in his most soothing voice as she prayed that this was labor and nothing serious. It was a little early for her time and Megatron couldn't help but worry. He wrapped the sheet around her and picked her up and quickly took her to the infirmary trying not to jar her any more than necessary. He could hear her whimpers as he held her close. As he went down the stairs he commed the Doc and Ratchet, whichever one would answer first. Ratchet was there as he made it to the door. Megatron handed her over to him as they laid her down on the medical berth. Shalon was loaning from the pain since the contractions were steady. Doc rushed in just after they had laid her down and immediately began unwrapping the sheet so that she could assess the situation.

"Well, I think we have a young lady that wants to come tonight. Shalon you are fully dilated and ready to go." Doc said. "You are a little early and I am going to have the neonatal unit ready just in case the sparkling is too small so please don't worry. I have handled this before." Doc voice was very even and soothing and Megatron felt much better that she and Ratchet were on the case.

Doc and Ratchet were ready and Doc was in place. While Ratchet was getting the unit ready for the sparkling, Megatron had helped Shalon slip on a medical gown so that she wouldn't be embarrassed or mortified when everyone started visiting in the morning.

"Okay, you are ready Shalon and the contractions are coming pretty steady so when I say go I need you to start pushing." Doc said.

Shalon was in pain and she was trying to listen to Doc but she only heard to push when she heard Doc but that was all. She looked at her mate with panic filled eyes as she whimpered when another contraction came. Her whimper turned into a gasp and then she started moaning and that was when Doc said go but she couldn't concentrate.

"My lord, can you support her and help her push. She is new at this and she is panicking so I need you to help her." Doc said as Shalon felt another contraction. Megatron quickly got in place behind her and pushed her forward to help her push. Shalon let out a scream as she began to push. Doc watched and had her hands ready as the head came toward her.

"This lady is coming fast. She is not going to wait. Ready, let's do another push." Doc said and Shalon obliged as she let out a loud groan and pushed with all her might. Megatron supported her back as she leaned forward and Doc was please as the sparklings head crowned.

"Ratchet, hand me a blanket. She is coming very fast." Ratchet did as Doc asked and immediately turned the unit on so that it would be warm. The sparkling was coming fast and she was small so on the final push when she slivered out Doc was ready and quickly wrapped her up to be cleaned. She handed her to Ratchet who checked her over carefully and that was when they heard the first cry and then little chirps and clicks.

"Me sparkling, can I see her?" Shalon asked as tears filled her eyes. Megatron was just as eager as Ratchet handed the sparkling over to her parents.

"She is small." Megatron said. She could fit in one hand as she snuggled with her carrier. He looked on with wonder as she immediately started wiggling around.

"What is she doing?" Shalon asked.

"She probably smells the energon and wants to nurse. Some sparklings do that and you only have a thin gown on. Check and see if you are leaking." Doc said. Shalon looked down the top of her gown and saw that she was.

"What do I do?" She asked. Doc closed the curtain around her and her mate and shooed away Ratchet.

"Okay, let's open your gown a little. There we go and now we have to teach her how to latch on." Doc brought the sparkling up to Shalon's breast and brought her helm to it. The sparkling rooted around for a bit until she figured out what to do and latched on. Shalon watched in fascination as the little femme sucked and kneaded on her breast. Megatron watched with delight as Shalon smiled at her little sparkling.

"You may be sore after the second or third feeding but it is not as bad as most human women and what they go through. If it is too uncomfortable let me know and I have a salve that is gentle and won't harm the sparkling."

Shalon looked up at her mate. "I guess we will be moving in today." She said wryly and Megatron laughed.

"Well, he will be moving you two in. You will need your rest today." Ratchet said as he came back with a cube of energon for the mother.

"That's right. Shalon you get a day off to rest." Doc said. "I'll comm. Optimus Prime to let him know we have a new addition and I'll let the two of you get acquainted with your new daughter. When you are through she will need to stay in the neonatal unit until she is strong enough to be on her own." Doc and Ratchet walked out but left the curtain closed with the lovers watching over their new sparkling.

"She is so small." Shalon said in awe. "I can almost hold her with one hand. I bet you can." She looked at her mate smiling with radiance as they watched the little femling nurse. When she was almost done, Shalon switched her to her other breast to let her get more. It didn't take long since she was so small and soon the little sparkling was recharging against her chest quite content. Megatron gently took his daughter from her mother, careful to support her little grey helm and body streaked with a lavender hue. He had never seen a sparkling with green eyes but first Cassie had one and now their little femme had light gold green optics. He placed her in the warm unit and covered her with the soft blanket. He noticed that it had the Decepticon insignia on it and he wondered if Shalon had brought it early so that it would be ready for the sparkling's birth.

"Well my darling. This was a surprise." Megatron said as he returned to his chair to sit with Shalon. She was watching their sparkling sleep but then she turned suddenly.

"I don't have everything in the nursery. I only had the furniture and the bedding ready." She suddenly said in panic. "I was going to finish this week."

"Don't worry. I'll take care of it." Megatron told her in a soothing voice. He leaned over and kissed her gently on the head. "You heard Doc. She didn't want to wait. I bet this was the quickest birth in a long time. Thank Primus that there was no complications." Shalon sighed as she smiled.

"You're right darling. It could have been frightening. The only thing she has to do is stay in that unit." Shalon said. She yawned and Megatron realized that his mate was tired. He climbed up on the berth with her and spooned against her body.

"Let's recharge a little. You need it." He said softly. He kissed the back of her neck as she closed her eyes. The lovers recharged quietly as Ratchet came and placed a blanket over them and smiled.

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"Optimus, Doc just told me that Shalon had her sparkling." Allie told him as she waited for him to fully reboot.

"What did you say?" He asked her as he sat up.

"Shalon had her sparkling." Allie said again. "They are doing fine."

"Isn't she early?" He asked.

"Yes, and Doc says the femme is small but she is doing very well and has already nursed." Allie told him.

"Do you want to go see them?" Optimus asked him though still tired. He had spent the day in the field and then visited the Cybertronian village for the afternoon and had just arrived in a little over an hour ago.

"No, Doc says they are resting and that it would be better for us to come in the morning." Allie kissed him on the lips and then lay back down with him on their berth.

Allie was feeling much better about things and Optimus had been more attentive. They still had some issues and she still felt insecure about trusting him but they were working on it. He had been attentive to her and she had been more loving and personal toward him and she was finally content about carrying. She had hoped that the twins would be mech and femme but Doc informed her that they were healthy and their protoforms were developing very nicely and then she had told them that they were two mechs. She had wanted a femme but mechs were the darling of their mother's eyes and still they were a gift from Primus so she couldn't complain besides, Optimus said they could try again for a femme when she was ready again.

Allie was content and she smiled as she realized that Shalon had beat Chelsea and Aura having her sparkling. She would be thrilled to see the little femme in the morning.

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"Kiki, are you happy?" Starscream asked her.

"I am very happy my lord." She answered purring contentedly next to him. They had dinner with Thundercracker and Aura and later Skywarp had come over with Emalia. Kiki hoped that Emalia was the one but if not Skywarp had plenty of femmes to choose from and even a few mechs that wouldn't mind being the object of affection from a seeker. They had enjoyed a pleasant dinner and then an even more pleasant time of interfacing and bonding. Kiki still wasn't comfortable with others touching her so intimately, but she was getting better. "Why do you ask?"

"You seem content to go to Thundercracker's house but you still are not completely comfortable there. I just wondered." Starscream replied. He stroked her side and hip as he held her against him. They were very happy in their home and Starscream liked that it was quiet. Kiki had made a few friends with the neighbors and Bumblebee and Stargazer was three blocks down. Starscream was getting used to having an Autobot for a friend especially since Kiki ad Stargazer were such good friends. He was even starting to enjoy the ground to air patrolling that Soundwave had organized for the shifts to do.

"I know that you need your command trine, Star and I will never interfere. Are they upset that I don't participate more?" She asked worried.

"No, they will never pressure you and I won't let them." Starscream replied. "I just want to make sure that you are happy."

"I am. Besides, I had Aura to keep me company and she and Thundercracker have been teaching me the language of the wings. Do you want me to practice on you?" She purred into his audial receptor. Starscream pounced on her as she yelped in surprise as he rolled her under him.

"I have had enough fingers on my wings what I want is to be snuggled very deeply in your valve." He wickedly replied as they wrestled around on the berth with Kiki laughing as Starscream tickled her. No matter where she wriggled to he would pounce with his hands and glossa and Kiki couldn't get away.

"Stop, my lord please!" She squealed and laughed as he laughed at her attempts to get away. Until he had her securely caught and her wrists pinned above her head.

"Now I have you my pretty." His helm dipped down and Kiki moaned in ecstasy as he proceeded to nip and kiss along her neck. She arched against him loving to feel herself up against his warm lean body. Her breath came out in pants and gasps as she enjoyed feeling him lick his way down to her breasts. Kiki moaned as he nipped and bit at her nipples. She wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled herself against him in eager anticipation of his touch. She reached one of her hands to touch his wings, but he staved off her advances which frustrated her.

"Star, I want to touch you." She whined and he laughed at her frustration.

"Not until I overload you." He answered. "I have had a most enjoyable night. Now I want to love you." He moved down and licked at her valve and Kiki jerked in reaction. Starscream held her by her hips and began to lick and suck her, his glossa flicking in and out as he swirled it around hitting the outer sensor nodes in her valve. Kiki whimpered and moaned as she tried to push up against his mouth. Starscream growled and Kiki felt it vibrate through her systems. He growled again and Kiki moaned and pleaded for her mate to take her.

"Star, please I need you. More." She begged. Starscream continued to torment and tease her. He loved hearing her cries and moans and he wanted her hot and willing when he entered her valve. He wanted her so hot that he would kindle and she would receive his spark. He pushed in two fingers as he gently prepped her body to receive him. Kiki thrashed against him as she felt him stretching her preparing her for his pleasure before he came back up and positioned his spike at her entrance.

Starscream pushed in and Kiki keened from the feel of him. He began thrusting into her as she pulled at his seams in excitement and need. Kiki could feel the energy coursing through her body as Starscream did not hesitate to pulse her with his spark energy. Kiki screamed from the sensation as Starscream held her to him. He had only ever pulsed her gently in previous interfaces but tonight he was running hot and possessive as he pulsed her again. He did not give her time as he began pulsing her steadily with his spark feeling hers reach out for his as her chest lit up. He held back from opening his chest to make sure she was ready for his intentions as he sped up his trusting and pulsing at the same time.

Kiki screamed from the intensity. Starscream had never pushed this far before and Kiki began to whimper in fright as he kept his relentless pace. She started to push at him in fear as Starscream kept hold until he felt her fear spike and he opened his chest panels and pressed down against her chest as their sparks merged together. Kiki settled as she saw his intentions through their bond. She pulled at his arms as their sparks completely bonded together and Kiki gasped from the burst of electricity that coursed through her. Starscream shuddered as overload came over him and Kiki joined him in bliss as the toppled over in ecstasy.