Chapter 20

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It has been so much fun writing Gabby's character along with the Transformers. Without all of you, this could not have been possible, so thank you so much for your reviews and your feedback.

Yes, I surely did watch a video on an actual C-section. LMAO! I would suggest if you can't handle blood, don't even try it. =D

"What in Primus's name was that?" Deserae asked her eyes wide and still looking into the Hummer.

Ratchet and Deserae stood outside of the Hummer in their holoforms to give Gabby and Optimus some privacy. They would move as soon as Gabby was able to back to the bunker in Denver. Ratchet worried about Thunderwing still being out there. He knew Thunderwing well, and there would be another attack. However, he did not know the extent of the damages Thunderwing endured so he did not know what he would do.

Ratchet shook his holoform head, in disbelief over what happened. "I have no idea what that was."

When Gabby had reached out to her new daughter, the baby had grasped Gabby's finger, and then the light flashed blinding them all for a moment. In fact, Optimus almost dropped his sparkling from shock of the moment. Luckily, he recovered quickly enough. Gabby seemed to be unharmed, and said she was fine. She was just as shocked, but then revealed that is not the first time that happened. Optimus revealed that it had happened when he touched Gabby's belly one night before she had been taken.

Then Gabby went on to describe how the baby did that when she wanted to protect her mother.

One thing Ratchet noticed, that after the light, whatever it was, flashed, Gabby was now wide awake, and recovering quicker than most humans after major surgery.

What was this child?

"I will remove the rust that has set in as soon as we get Gabrielle and the sparkling to safety," Ratchet commented to Deserae wanting to change the subject in his own confusion.

The rest of the Autobots again surrounded them, and Deserae eyed them with suspicion. They still did not trust her even after all she had done for the birth of their leaders sparkling.

"There is no need, I can do it myself," Deserae smirked.

Ratchet shrugged in holoform, and said, "Have it your way. Just remember this planet is very wet."

"I just want Prime to give me immunity to leave this planet," she said looking around in disgust.

"I am sure that can be arranged if that is what you desire," Ratchet said.

"Are you going to try to convince me that my medical knowledge could be an asset, and I should stay?"

Ratchet chuckled and shook his head. "No. I would never do that. You have obviously made up your mind."

Deserae was kind of surprised by his answer, but did not show it. She thought for a moment, and wanted to say something that had been bothering her.

"That child is not normal, Ratchet. Well, normal in a sense she is half human and half Cybertronian. You and I both know it. She has a power that is beyond even Cybertron," Deserae suddenly commented. "Gabby knows it too. The looks on her face during her pregnancy and birth showed it all. What is she exactly?"

Ratchet rubbed his holoform beard, and agreed with Deserae. "I know. I thought she was a Prime, but she is beyond that."

"She should have killed the human, but instead she protected her the whole time. I could see it through my scans," Deserae said. "She almost annihilated Thunderwing at one time."

Ratchet nodded in agreement lost in thought for a moment.

"Gabrielle was shot by Laserbeak almost a year ago….."

"I know I saw the scar….."

"She had a dream of meeting Primus, and he told her she needed to fulfill her destiny, and I have a feeling this is it."

Deserae's eyes widened in amazement, and almost disbelief. "A human met Primus?"

"She described him so perfectly after awakening, that it amazed all of us," Ratchet said.

Deserae's processors were in overdrive over the news. There was more to this child than meets the eye, and Primus had a plan for her. Deserae had a suspicion it was not on Earth, but one could only guess.

"This pregnancy should have never happened. We may be holoforms, as you know, we can do everything that a human can do in this mode with some exceptions, but it should have been impossible for the mixing of our races. This is something that I have studied over and over again before you took Gabrielle, and I still could not figure it out."

Deserae cringed at the mention of Gabby's kidnapping, but shook it off. What's done is done.

"You are mating a human now, correct?"

Ratchet shrugged, and said, "Yes."

Ratchet had contacted Maria to tell her the news, and Gabby's family. Her mother cried with relief when Ratchet told her Gabby was just fine, and she was now a new grandmother.

"Do you fear this will happen to you and your mate?"

Ratchet decided to take the bait. Deserae was very smart.

He laughed and said, "Yes, but I cannot change what Primus has planned. Though Optimus has been through what humans call hell because of all this."

Deserae nodded satisfied with his answer.

"I am telling you Ratchet, this baby is more than Earth or Cybertron combined," Deserae insisted again.

"You are preaching to the choir, my dear. All Optimus and Gabby can do is wait and see what happens," Ratchet said.

Deserae suddenly looked towards the sky and the fear made her eyes become a luminescent green.

"Well, I don't think they will have to wait for long. Thunderwing is on his way back," she said her shaking.

Ratchet scoffed and asked Deserae, "How do we defeat this monster?"

Deserae shrugged at the medical officer. "You have seen his weaknesses, but the only other way is to wear him out."

"Wear him out?"

"Yes, fight him till he HAS to go into re-charge," she said looking to the sky again.

Ratchet groaned inwardly. Primus only knew how long that would take. He ordered the other Autobots to transform and get ready for battle again. He then contacted Lennox who said they already picked up the Decepticon on radar re-entering the atmosphere.

Ratchet groaned again, and went to warn Optimus.

Gabby held her baby, and was overwhelmed with emotions that she could not describe.

Orianna was smiling up at her mother. Her bright blue eyes glowed in darkened Hummer. Gabby could make out her spark through her breastplate, and she had the beginnings of white blonde hair growing already.

Gabby could not believe that she was smiling already. She giggled after the flash of white light came over them all. Optimus was so upset that he almost dropped her from his own shock, that it took Gabby a good half hour to calm him down.

The other funny thing was, Gabby could feel herself healing already from her surgery. Her cut was already itching like crazy, and Gabby felt somewhat embarrassed that she wanted to scratch it. The healing had begun after Orianna had touched her for the first time.

Their child was indeed special.

"Do you think she needs human food?" Gabby asked frowning.

Orianna didn't seem like she was hungry, she seemed like she was just content trying to adjust being born.

Optimus raised his holoform eyebrows at the question. He hadn't thought of that either. He was still shaking from almost dropping his first sparkling.

"That's a great question," Optimus said scratching his head. "I wonder how we find out."

This was so new to both of them that they didn't know what to do. In fact, Ratchet was still confused at what to do about her ultimate care. Being a new mother was one thing, but being a new mother to a half alien was it's own beast.

Orianna was still trying to form words that Gabby could see, and she smiled down at her daughter.

"Do you need food little one?" She asked softly.

Gabby had also noticed the telepathic communications had ceased once Orianna was born. So, Gabby didn't know if she would get an answer. She had yet to tell Optimus was their daughter had told her.

Orianna then began to get restless, and started to whimper a little.

"I will take that as a yes," Optimus said smiling.

"I guess so," Gabby said laughing a little.

Optimus followed the instructions given to him by Ratchet and made a small bottle for the baby. Gabby said she wasn't ready to try to breast feed yet.

Gabby took the bottle, and placed it up against Orianna's mouth. She prodded a little, letting her feel her way around the nipple.

Optimus was amazed at Gabby's knowledge already. She was meant to be a mother, he decided.

Orianna made a slight face, and then took the bottle and began sucking gently on it.

"Well that answers that," Optimus said watching Orianna feed.

"Just wait till she poops, you will need a hazmat suit for that," Gabby said looking at Optimus and laughing.

Optimus made a face in disgust. He was used to Gabby's human fluids, but after looking up a baby, it was much different.

"Primus, Gabby. Did you have to bring that up now?"

Gabby laughed even harder, and Optimus realized how much he missed that.

He reached up and placed his hand on her cheek. "I missed you so much," he said softly.

"I missed you too," she said reveling in his warmth.

"I should have watched you closer," he said the anger returning in his voice. The guilt over Gabby being captured would haunt him the rest of his existence.

Gabby eyed him, and said, "Optimus, I want you to stop blaming yourself. We thought Barricade would help us, and in the end he betrayed us."

Barricade. He wouldn't get over that either, though he made his peace before Barricade passed on.

"Did he….." Optimus took a deep breath. "Did he do anything to you?"

Gabby flinched a little at the memories.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean that I didn't trust you," he said. He immediately regretted it. He finally had her back, and she might get angry with him already. He couldn't help himself, the thought of that Decepticon touching her had made him blow a few circuits when he had been out searching for her.

Gabby looked down at Orianna and back up at her mate.

She was again lost in those blue eyes. She cannot describe how she dreamed of them every night she was away.

"I know what you meant. You know what, he didn't try to hurt me again after he shot me with the sedative. In the end, he wanted to help me escape, but he was too late."

Gabby could feel the tears forming, but tried to blink them back at the memory.

Optimus was quiet for a moment. He didn't want to take away from the birth of their child, so he would let Barricade drop for right now.

"What else do you want me to say, Optimus?" Gabby asked suspicious.

He could tell she was getting angry, and he was angry with himself for doubting her.

Orianna began to get restless again, and Gabby removed the bottle, and put Orianna up to her shoulder.

She looked away from Optimus not wanting to face that she would have to tell him the truth.

Optimus thought for a moment, and said, "Did you love him, Gabby?"

Gabby couldn't believe her ears. Men! No matter if their alien or not they acted all the same. Couldn't this wait?

She closed her eyes asking God for patience. She lightly rubbed her daughter's back to get her to burp.

She decided to settle this once and for all. No matter what happened between her and Optimus, she would face it with her dignity in tact.

She looked over at Optimus and her eyes flashed. "Yes, I loved him. I will admit it, but I made it clear to him that you are the love of my life, and no he never hurt me or tried anything on me that could have caused any further injuries. He asked me to kiss him, and I did, but he did what was right and walked away from me after seconds. There! Are you happy?"

Orianna then began to cry, and Gabby knew she was feeling the tension in the Hummer. She hated herself, and cursed Optimus for it.

Optimus wanted tear him to shreds, but Barricade was dead, so that wouldn't work. He knew Gabby was telling the truth, and he wanted to be angry, but was it worth it now?

"I was in a Moscow bar waiting for the informant to let me know your location, and this waitress also tried to kiss me," he said lowly. "I stopped it, because it wasn't you."

Gabby adjusted Orianna who was still whimpering in her arms.

She didn't look at Optimus for a moment, and said, "Then we're even I guess."

"I never meant it that way, Gabby," he said. Now, he felt like Earth scum. Jealousy was horrible emotion.

"You know, I felt the same way," she said over the whimpering. "He wasn't you."

"I would have went to the far edges of Earth to find you," Optimus said to her.

Gabby turned to him with tears forming. Oh Primus, now she was crying. A woman crying was the worst no matter femme bot or human.

"I know," she whispered. "I never doubted for a second you find me. I would have done the same for you."

Optimus smiled and his eyes began to glow. Did he ever doubt her sincerity? No.

"I'm sorry for what I did. I have no excuse," she said finally.

Orianna began to calm as the tension in the Hummer began to quiet down.

"I'm sorry too," he said. "I love you more than anything in this universe, and it was hell being away from you."

Gabby smiled through her tears, and said, "I love you too. You have no idea how I tried to get to you somehow, but this little one was too precious to put into danger."

Both touched foreheads, and they realized that Orianna was giggling lightly.

"How are you doing this?" Gabby wondered aloud to her child.

Optimus was also in amazement at their daughter's fast development.

Gabby was about to tell Optimus was Orianna told her, when Ratchet opened to door.

Before Ratchet could say anything Orianna suddenly began to wail.

Gabby was trying to calm her daughter when Ratchet said, "Optimus, Thunderwing is on his way back."